Datapoint Guinea-Bissau Kriyol/'Hear' and 'smell'

Guinea-Bissau Kriyol obi means both 'hear' and 'understand'. This combination of meanings is widespread in Afro-American language varieties.

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Differentiation

Example 33-215:
N obi barudju.
N
1sg
obi
hear
barudju.
noise
I hear noise.
Portuguese: Ouço barulho.
Example 33-216:
N tcera mangu.
N
1sg
tcera
smell.pst
mangu.
mango
I smelled the mango.
Portuguese: Cheirei a manga.
Confidence:
Very certain